NEWS OF THE DAY

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2581, 15 July 1882, Page 3

NEWS OF THE DAY

Few.—Shortly after five o'clockthis mora. in» a three-roomed oottage, situated next.door bnt one to the Crown Hotel, south belt ana Montreal street, was destroyed by "'■„ " e occupants were three bschelore, named -reriry, Lyons, and Tarwood. the owner being ior Sharpe, of Opawa. The fire was discovered by Perry <who gets up every morning to feed bis horses, which are itabled in the vioinity), who found the kitchen full cf smoke and flame. All efforts to save the building were futile. Fortunately it was detached a sufficient distance from any other house to prevent any danger. The Fire Brigade mustered in force, but want of water prevented them rendering any aid. The men each, lose about £ls worth of clothing, &o. City Bates.—lf occupiers wish to save any unpleasantness about the nonpayment of their rates, they had better pay them without any further delay, as owners are going to bo served with notices.

Sotkekb Cottet. —Yesterday, after we went to press, the jury brought in a verdict of "Not guilty " in the oisea? David MoNiven, charged with shooting with intent. At 4 p.m. the second trial of W. Q. Jacobs, fir shooting with intent to kill, at the Chatham Islands, was commenced. The case for the Crown conoluded at 1 p.m. to-day. Mr Holmes then addressed the jury, and his Honor summed up. At the time of our going to press the jury had not returned a verdict. Co-opbbativh Association. —The halfyearly general meeting of the Canterbury Co-operalive Freehold L*cd Aisooiation will be held on Monday, 31st July, when im- j poztant business will be brought forward.

St. Albaxb School —Professor Biokertoa has made a qualitative analysis of three samples of water taken from —(a) master's aou?e, (b) school, (o) bath, which he described as not being in the slightest degree* contaminated with sewage or injurious surface drainage, and they are three samples of first rate potable water. P.A.F.9.0. a.—The Boyal Standard Lodge, -So. 61, held their uiual fortnightly meeting on Tuesday last, at the Methodist schoolroom, Addington. Bro. Coxhead, D.Gr.M-, and Bro. Barritt, W.M., of Queen's Own Lodge, being present; After the installation of officers for the ensuing term, the auditor's report was received, which was very complimentary to the secretary on the effluent manner in which the books were kept. The balance sheet returns were received as read, showing the Usances of the lodge to bo vory satisfactory. Bro. Coxhead and Br. Barritt complimented the officers and members on the progress and general satisfactory state of the lodge. One oandidata wr s initiated and one proposed. The secretary was instructed to call a special summons meeting for next meeting night, to ooctide" re dispensary; also to interview the medical officer re terms, ■A?., and report. After a hearty vote of thanks was passed to the visiting brothers, the lodge was closed in due form by the W.M. Bro. J. Harris.

Thh Cbopb.—ln coneequenoa of the splendid open weather the autumn sown wheat crops in the northern diet-iota are already in a most forward state, in foot the crops since the country was settled h»ve never been so well advancsd at this season. In the Ashley and on the downs portions of this extensive corn growing district this pro. cress is very noticeable. The weather has been exceptionally good for allowing the wheat plant to tiller, and the blades will cover the ground before dry weather can set in to absorb the moisture which the earth now retains from recent showers.

Woodjhtd.—The brethren of the Loyal Woodend Lodge, M.U., muttered in strong force, to celebrate the opening of their new ball on Thursday evening. The event took the form of a concert and ball, P. G. Murfitt in the ohair, and-judging from the applause which greeted each artiste, and the spirit with which the "light fantastic toe " was tripped, it may be a pronounoed a decided success. Misses Bowie, Horrell and Mrs Palmer, for the ladies, and Messrs Gibbs, B: ary, George and Walters, did excellently in the items entrusted to their oharge ; and Mrs Hardy and Miss Bowie, with pianoforte solos, further greatly added to the evening's enjoyment. After the concert the hall was cleared for dancing, Mr Burnip, M.O. ; and, to the strains of Mr Hunnibel's band, dancing was kept up till the early hours. "U.A.O.D.—The Danstan Lodge, No. 149, held its quarterly meeting at their lodge room, Carlton Hotel, on Thursday evening, Bro. B. Derlow, A.D., presiding. There was a good attendance of members and visitors from the Pioneer, Oak of Sydenham, Mistletoe and Perseverance lodges,Brcs. C. Tomson, D.P., Wilsted, P.D.P.. being alao present. After harmony Bro. Willed, P.D.P., addressed the meeting concerning the Friendly Societies' Dispensary in a very able manner. The eleotion of trustees for the lodge was then proceeded with, and resulted in the following being elected—Bros. Webster, Dale, and Mandle. One member wss duly initiated into the mysteries of Druidiam. A hearty vote of thanks was returned to B'o. Wilsted for his explanations concerning the Friendly Societies' Dispensary, aIBO to Bro. O. Tomson, D P., for the great interest he takes in the welfare of the lodge. The A.D. then olosed the lodge in due form. Hobticuittjbaii Society.—A meeting of the committee of the Horticultural Society was held last evening in tha rooms cE the A. and P. Association at 7.15 pm. Present— Mr F. Jones (in the chair), Messrs T. Allen, M. Murphy, O. A. Beade, H. B. Webb, J. B. Armstrong, T. Turner, J. Guntrip, H. Crooks, S. Manning, O. Marsh, and F. W. Isitt, secretary. Correspondence was read from Akaroa, Nelson and Titnam relative to the steps for the exclusion of phylloxera. A- letter was read from the seoretary of the Oxford Horticultural Society, submitting a case of dispute to the decision of the Chr stchurch committee. It was moved by Mr Beade, seconded by Mr Turner, and unanimously resolved—" That this com-

mitteo is of opinion that the protest entered against the award of a priza for the best colleotion of cactus was rightly allowed by the Oxford oomrnitte?, or. the ground that the pieieuco of two planfo foreign to the elaai of plants for whioh tho priza wsa offered constituted a disqualification." The treasurer reported that he hud reinvested with the Mutrcal Benefit Building Society the reterve fund, amounting to £169 11a 6i, for a term of twtlve months at 5J par cent.—

A special meeting of the Horticultural Society was held at .tho termination of the committee meeting for tho purpoae of conaidering the rules of the society with a view to their revision. Mr F. Jones presided. tEhe following additional mscibera were present —Mcaßrdi D. Nairn, S. G. Jaekmsn, J. Ashton, Hill, Thoiupacjn, Allard, and Griffith. It was proposed by Mr Jaokman, and aeoondea by Mr Ashton —" Tact all the words in Bu'e X. following tho words ' considered an Binat3ur,' should bo reaoiaded." After a considerable diacuasicn, Li which Messrs Bairn, Beads, J. B. Armstrong, M. Murphy, and others took part, Mr Mirah moved, and Mr Crooks seconded, an amendment —" That only the words' or sell' shall be omitted." On a division, three voted for the amendment, and six agaicet it; three for the resolution, and thirteen in opposition thereto. The revised rules were then considered seriatim, ■and carried with some slight alterations. On the Bula XVL, defining an r.matear, Mr Jaokman moved, and Mr Ashton seconded, an amendment —" That an amateur be a person cultivating hia own ground and employing ■non-professional labor." The amendment vat lost on the -oaieu, A motion by Mr Armstrong that the words "or of his employer," be added to tho rule necessitating «xhibits being tho property of the exhibitor, wns negatived. BiiTTBSXOSE. —At a recent moeting of the Xsispoi Farmers' 01ufc r a communication, in reply, from Mr Ivsy of the Agricultural College, forwarding aasaplcs of bluoatone, including tho genuine article and the adulterated material, which some time sgo was being extensively sold te farmers. It was satisfactory to tho olub te know from Mr Ivey's letter that Bines he had drawn Attention to the adulteration of this article ■the bad samples of bluestone bad disappeared from the Canterbury district. * Thb E£E3tkio Light at Kai&l'Ol. Since the proposition has been in&de to introduce this light into the woollen faetsry it has been discovered that the power of the company'a enginu would drire a dynamo machine capable of furnishing tho illuminating power ,for all tho town lamp?, and it. is thought highly'pro! able that tho municipal autaoMtiea may enter into a scheme f o r the improYed lighting of the borough in this way. One or t*o of tho pticoipn] Btorekeopera crc undergfood to hnva intimated ack&iro to also participate in the new system of lighting, and possibly in a few days a definite proposal will £9 eo-ared ioto. _ _ , ,_ -wi-Ai

! Abhbtjbtok B.M. Ootjbt —At the "hove i Court on Friday, E. HUI and B. Lancaster I were each fined 6s for drunkenness. George J Jameson was charged with being drunk in a I railway carriage, and wu fined in »eimUar i amount to the above. J. Sloan was charged with being an habitual drunkard, and on 1 order prohibiting the publicans of Aehburton 'and distriots from supplying Sloan witn I drink was made. A similar order was made iin the oaso of Lancaster. A case against f. I Petersen, for wounding with a knife Joseph Capstiok, was adjourned. Frederick Howard was remanded on a charge of assaulting Ellen Jones. ABHBUBTON VoltotbbbS. —An inspection parade of the Ashburton Volunteers was held on Thursday night, when the members of the corps mustered in full force, and went through the various evolutions in a manner that drew from S-Tgeant Major Morgan, the inspecting officer, expressions of approval and satisfaction at the general effioienoy of the corps. Headed by the bend, the company then marched through the town, under the command of Lieutenant Douglas.

CA.O.D. The half-yearly summoned meeting of the Oak of Sydenham Lodge of Druids was held in the Oddfellows' Hsll, Sydenham, on Wednesday nidht last, AD. Bro. Hill presiding. There, was a large attendance of members and visitors. The balance sheet and auditor's report was read and adopted. The auditors complimented the lodge on their flourishing condition, both numerically and financially. A vory hearty vote of thanks was reoorded to Bro/Scrimshow for bis handsome present of a respect board to the lodge. A hearty vote of thaaks was also reoorded to PA. Bro. Skinner for his pretent of a handsome sword to the lodge for the use of the guardian. The election of efficera was then proceeded with, and resuted as follows :—AD., Bro. Buck j V A., Bro. Dutton; seoretoiy, Bro. Hadfield (reelected) ; treasurer, Bro. A. Kerr (re-eleoted); 1.G., Bro. Young; 0.0, Bro. Campbell ; A.D.B.'s, Bros |Brown and Harris ; V.A.B.V, P.A. Bro. Barnett and Bro. Broom ; minute

secrotary, Bro. Jaokson; auditor, P.A. Bro. Barnett ; lodge surgeons, Drs. Anderson and Fuisell. The officers were then duly installed by D.P. Bro. Skinner. After a hearty vote of thanks had been passed to the D.P. and the retiring officers, the lodge was dosed. Yotjno Men's Club.—An aojourned meeting of the above takes place on the 29th inst., at the City Council Ohamberp. Bbview.—The "Complete Horns," by Mrs Julia MoNair Wright (Bradley, Gsrriston and Co., Philadelphia, &i), contains, in on interesting form, many useful hints regarding housekeeping, and, as the authoress calls it, home building, which is essentially woman's work. If it is man's duty to make money, it is woman's to learn how to spend it ■judiciously. The ground work, Mrs Wright points out, of Euooess in home building is a deeply rooted religious principle. The next subject dealt with is the'great responsibility of nurturing and rearing ohildren—" The only immortal part of our possessions, and therefore entitled to most vigilant care and guidanoe, the home being the cradle and the nursery where they begin a lifo which ends not with this world." On this subject the writer speaks most folly. Then comes the treatment of servants, who ought not to be "as too ofteu thoy are, considered as mere working machines." Next follow chapters on hospitality, friendship, industry, healthfulness, order and beauty, showing how the most commonplace furniture and necessaries cf life may, by judicious tact and good taste, be made pretty, and so rendering the humblest home attractive. A portion of the book deals with the necessity of a thorough knowledge of cookory, in aid of which the writer gives many valuable recipes. A number of simple remedies in ordinary cases of sickness and accident are also given. On the whole the book should prove an addition to the libraries of young housekeepers, containing, as it does, much valuable information on all subjects conneoted with the home and home duties.

TsoxTiira Match, Bakcuoba.—On Fii day afternoon, a trotting match took place on the road between Bangiora and Woodend, between Mr B. Parsons' blk g Jack, Mr B. Moody's b m Little Lady, and Mr J. Burt's b m Ladybird. The race was started from the railway gates at Bangiora, and the distance was about four miles. Jack went away with the lead, and trotted throughout without a break, winning by about two lengths. Little Lady fcept her own for the whole distanoe after passing the Cam mill, but failed to come on to Ladybird, whioh held to the second place well up throughout. The match was for a sweepstakes of £5 eaoh. Another match is on the tapis for-to-day. WbATHKB Exohakgb.—New Zealand, yesterday—Generally fine, with moderate N. W. winds; showery the latter part of the day ; strong N.E. winds at Hokitika, with thundershowers; deorease of pressure in South. Australia—lncrease of pressure generally,, with moderate W. and S.W. winds and light showers. Barometer Bussell, 29.9 j Wellington, 29.6; Bluff, 29 2. Australia— Hobart, 30.3; Portland, 29.7 ; Sydney, 30.1.

Oabtbbbttbt Cottbsibs Club.—A meeting of the committee of the above olub wt B held at 4 p.m. yesterday, at the Shades. Present—Messrs Chatteriss (in the ohair), Walker, Bassett, Ad kin, and Walters. The secretary stated the first business was to consider the next coursing fixture of the olub, which he believed would come off on tho Bangor Estate. As to the date, it would be as well to arrange it so as not to clash with other fixtures. So far as he could tee at present he did not think it oould be arranged before the Och of Auguat, the accsptances and drawing to take place on the evening of Auenst 7th. In the meantime he would suggest that he should write to the owner of Bangor, asking if the proposed day would be agreeable to him. The committee acquiesced. A letter from Mr M. Murphy, sooretary to the A. and P. Association, re the November dog show, was then read, and it was agreed that the secretary take all needful steps in the matter. The committee th?n adjourned till Monday, July 24th, at 4 p.m.

"WOBKINa Msh'b Pomtioal Association —The ueutil bi-weekly meeting of the above association wan held at the Freethought ;Hall last evening. Twelve parsons were present, Mr I>. Hsndysidoa in tho choir. Several gentlemen were eleoted members of the association. Mr L Pozzi read a paper on the land question. He thought no smaller agricultural holdings than forty acres, and not more than 600 aores, should be allowed to be purchased or held by one person. As to pastoral land, he believed in the proposition of Sir George Grey. Other speakers followed, and it w&s urged that tho idle lands of absentees, who wished to get fat by others exertions, should not be allowed to rema-'n unproductive. The properties of the Duke of Manchester and Lord Lyttelton were specially mentioned. Tho vast facilities of America aa oompared with New Zealand were dwelt upon, but nothing could be done to improve matters here" till the squatters and lawyers were turned out of the House of Bepreeentatives and the people's friends put in their plaoea. No resolution was proposed on the subject. Major Atkinson's insurance proposals were then glanced at, but failed to find favor with thore present. The Land Amendment Bill will be considered at the next meeting. The Bbstobation op thb Jbws—Mr Alfred Brnnton, of Dunedin, gtwe, in the Oddfellows' Hall last night, the second of his lectures on "The Preparation of the L«nd for Israel's Beturn." There was a much

larger a'.teudance than on the preceding evening. Tke leoturer prooeeded to review aßd apply propheoiea chiefly found in the Book of Zachariab, whioh, in his opinion, pointed plainly to tho ooourrences predestined to take place immediately before and at tho restoration of the ohosen people. Ho pointed out the remarkable agreement of the words of the prophst named and those of St. John, in ftevelationa, oha-p. xvi., aa to the physical oonvulsions that are to herald in Palestine the coming home of the tribes. In that connection he assisted himself by referonce to large diagrams, contours of the country, oompiled from data furniahed by the Palestine Exploration Expedition, whioh showed, in a striking manner, the peouliar formation of the valley of the Jordan, the Sea of Galilee, and Sea. In oonoluaion, ho tabmitted that the numerous passages he had road in both lectures from the Bible should be oonstrued where possiblo ;iiterally, and that the whole pointed to the speedy npheavtl of all mundans affairs, the temporary exaltation of Antichrist, and the final triumph of God's power in the restoration and glorification of the seed of Israel, not morely spiritually but materially, in the flesh, to tho wonder and a'Jmiration of ail peoples. At the.conclasiau of tb.o leoturo, which wna lengthy but highly interesting in matter and dolivefy, the usual devotional exercises were held, and the meeting terminated.